On Nov 2, 2017 – After recommendation from Chief Justice Chancellor Emad Saleem Sa’ad and in the aim of drafting national strategy to provide legal aid for needy litigators; the Assistant Secretary General Judge Asad Shunnar representing HJC, has participated in the meeting of the national Committee on legal aid which was organized by Ministry of justice.

Judge Shunnar assured HJC keenness on following up work with the committee expressing HJC readiness to eliminate all obstacles in order to improve legal aid mechanism. He indicated that many cases are stumbled in courts because of the financial situation of the needy litigators who can't afford hiring a lawyer specially marginalized groups such as juveniles.